Minutes

Agenda Items:

- Technology Plan framework (Torris)
  • Action Item-Tech Coaches will compile a list of duties, current responsibilities, etc.
  • ES-Need justification for going 1:1 in 4-5 and iPads in Lower ES

- Spring PD onsite (Torris)


-Teacher Tech Survey for 3 yr. plan-only PX ES? (Jeff)

PXES results

Pleasant Findings:
EC love iPads for technology that have
great projects, blogs, iMovies
More presentations
Electronic assignments
paperless classroom
less teacher centered activities
Greater communications with students
less teacher focused
great research tools
parent communications are up
high PD feedback at PXES
collaborations with classmates
large number of teachers using CMS (moodle or edmodo)
some thank us (1 person) for making them taking their survey
More student engagement
More student initiative
Teachers report writing

Training: Teacher training in technology should be ongoing, just-in-time, refreshed regularly and targeted to specific content or skills.
Student use: Student use focuses on LMS/CMS, iWorks, email, writing, research, collaborations, media creation, content development
Student use: Student use of digital tools should be monitored, reported and skills for personal management taught
Role of TRF: The role of the TRF's need to be defined or redefined in the current status.

-Finalize last of Video Portal Settings to be changed before going "Live" (Jeff)
  • Turn off autoplay as default
  • Turn off comments as default
  • Turn off ratings/voting as default
  • Is it possible to have embed code displayed at end of embedded vid
    • Account creation
      • Tech Coaches create accounts for teachers and students
      • Username convention for students
        • Student naming convention-firstpx/pd01graduation year
      • Username convention for teachers
        • firstnamelastname
      • Any emails that are associated with an account that are not @sasstudent or @saschina will be deleted. This needs to be communicated to students in MS and HS divisions.

-Printing from iPads-can we get printopia now for student ipads? Ricoh has an app as well? (Jeff)
  • Jeff/Kris will submit purchase order for 9 family packs of Printopia at 39.95ea.
-Sharing student work easily from iPads (Kris)

-Adobe Create Premium Simon M and Patrick